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Question #1

Which instrument is an early version of the trombone?

A shawm

B lute

C sackbut

Question #2

Which instrument is an ancestor of the oboe?

A shawm

B lute

C cornetto

Question #3

Early instrumental music relied on the improvisation skills of players.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #4

What do the repeated dance sections of Susato’s Three Dances allow the musicians to do?

A Take rests.

B Perform melodic embellishments.

C Correct any mistakes they may have made the first time.

D Take turns dancing.

Question #5

Which of the following dance forms is found in sixteenth-century publications?

A merengue

B quickstep

C saltarello

Question #6

Susato’s Danserye is

A the name of Susato’s civic wind band.

B a collection of popular dances.

C a song collection.

Question #7

An unexpected harsh dissonance coinciding with the word “death” is an example of

A a cappella singing.

B polyphony.

C word-painting.

D organum.

Question #8

The mood of Farmer’s madrigal Fair Phyllis is

A sad and melancholy.

B serious and courtly.

C quiet and mysterious.

D light and pastoral.

Question #9

Looking at the title, Symphony No. 94 in G Major, we can determine that the genre is

A a symphony.

B not stated.

C an overture.

D a classical song.

Question #10

Which of the following shows the correct order of vocal ranges from highest to lowest?

A alto, bass, tenor, soprano

B soprano, alto, tenor, bass

C alto, soprano, bass, tenor

D bass, tenor, alto, soprano

Question #11

Music composed for religious purposes is called

A secular.

B vernacular.

C sacred.

D nonspecific.

Question #12

The bowed string instrument with the highest range is the

A cello.

B violin.

C viola.

D double bass.

Question #13

The instrument family providing the accompaniment to the main melody in this excerpt is the

A strings.

B woodwinds.

C brass.

D percussion.

Question #14

Which might describe “exciting” music?

A the main tune rose in the brass.

B an increasingly polyphonic texture.

C a fast tempo.

D All possible answers.

Question #15

Which is an example of pitched percussion?

A bass drum

B snare drum

C cymbal

D xylophone

Question #16

Which of the following is an approach one can take when writing about music?

A All possible answers.

B comparisons.

C evaluative statements.

D analysis.

Question #17

Which is the correct chronological ordering of the following historical periods?

A Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Modernist

B Baroque, Renaissance, Modernist, Romantic

C Classical, Romantic, Renaissance, Modernist

D Romantic, Classical, Baroque, Modernist

Question #18

Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra was written specifically to demonstrate

A different rhythms.

B different timbres in the orchestra.

C different dynamic markings.

D different harmonies.

Question #19

Which would you be likely to include when writing about music?

A a blow-by-blow description

B a balance between descriptive and personal reactions

C a detailed list of the performers and instruments

D a comprehensive analysis

Question #20

The concertmaster is the

A conductor.

B first-chair violist.

C first-chair cellist.

D first-chair violinist.

Question #21

Which of the following terms describes instruments made with stretched skins?

A aerophone

B chordophone

C membranophone

D idiophone

Question #22

Which describes instruments classified as idiophones?

A sound produced from a vibrating string

B sound produced by using air

C sound produced from the substance itself

Question #23

Western art music refers to

A the notated and cultivated music of European and Euro-American society.

B vernacular musics.

C music captured in cultural context by ethnomusicologists.

Question #24

The conductor

A All answers are correct.

B interprets the music.

C rehearses the ensemble.

D beats time in metrical patterns.

Question #25

An instrument that produces sound from a vibrating string is called a(n)

A aerophone.

B chordophone.

C idiophone.

D membranophone.

Question #26

Jazz bands usually include

A a reed section, a brass section, and a rhythm section.

B only a brass section.

C a reed section and a string section.

D only a reed section.

Question #27

Which instruments are members of the woodwind family?

A flute, oboe, bassoon, English horn, saxophone

B clarinet, piano, saxophone

C oboe, piccolo, contrabassoon, guitar

D bass clarinet, English horn, trumpet

Question #28

Which describes instruments classified as aerophones?

A sound produced from a vibrating string

B sound produced from the substance itself

C sound produced by using air

Question #29

The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized into which groups?

A strings, brass, and percussion

B strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion

C woodwinds, brass, and percussion

D voice, strings, woodwinds, and brass

Question #30

The _____ serves as home base in most Western music.

A scale

B dissonance

C tonality

D tonic

Question #31

An accented beat followed by two weak beats indicates a __________ meter.

A duple

B quadruple

C poly-

D triple

Question #32

The term referring to the overall shape of a melody is

A range.

B contour.

C interval.

D cadence.

Question #33

In duple meter, the accent is typically on which beat?

A third

B first

C fourth

D second

Question #34

Melody

A is a vertical aspect in music.

B occurs only in Western music.

C is a musical line, or the tune.

Question #35

The progression of ________ creates a feeling of order and unity in music.

A consonance

B dissonance

C harmony

D octaves

Question #36

The number of beats in a measure determines the

A scale.

B meter.

C tempo

D rhythm.

Question #37

Three or more tones sounded together produce a(n)

A scale.

B syncopation.

C chord.

D interval.

Question #38

The basic unit of rhythm is the

A measure.

B note.

C beat.

D tempo.

Question #39

In Western music, two scales have been predominant: major and minor.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #40

Dissonance resolves in

A drones.

B syncopation.

C consonance.

D harmonies.

Question #41

A combination of tones that sounds discordant or in need of resolution is called

A dissonant.

B diluted.

C disjunct.

D diatonic.

Question #42

The distance between two pitches is called a(n)

A rhyme scheme.

B interval.

C countermelody.

D cadence.

Question #43

A chord that sounds stable or restful is called

A ambulatory.

B consonant.

C dissonant.

D a drone.

Question #44

The distance between the highest and lowest pitches in a melodic line is its

A climax.

B cadence.

C timbre.

D range.

Question #45

________ is created when the regular accent is shifted to a weak beat or an offbeat.

A Quadruple meter

B Compound meter

C Syncopation

Question #46

_______ is the principle of organization around a central tone.

A Polyphony

B Tonality

C Harmony

D Meter

Question #47

When a melody begins before a downbeat, it is said to begin on a(n)

A irregular beat.

B syncopation.

C upbeat.

D consonance.

Question #48

Harmony describes the _____ aspects of music.

A temporal

B tangential

C vertical

D horizontal

Question #49

The element that propels music forward in time is

A rhythm.

B range.

C harmony.

D melody.

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